First responders said the damage to the Dobbins' property was the worst out of at least five houses obliterated in the tornado’s path.

First responders said the damage to the Dobbins' property was the worst out of at least five houses obliterated in the tornado’s path.

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Updated: 11:28 PM EDT May 14, 2014

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WEBVTT THE GREENE COUNTY COMMUNITY OF CEDARVILLE. HOMES, WERE TORN APART.... IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. A FAMILY SURVIVED ... AS THEIR HOME COLLAPSED AROUND THEM! THEY WERE TAKING COVER IN THE BASEMENT .... WHEN THE TORNADO HIT. WLWT NEWS 5'S TAMMY MUTASA IS "LIVE" .... WITH THIS INCREDIBLE STORY, AND THE DESTRUCTION LEFT BEHIND. (TAKE PKG) (COVER WITH BROLL OF DAMAGE) (SOT/SHARI DOBBINS/TORNADO SURVIVOR) ("To come out and see this, is a little devastating.") WHEN THE DOBBINS FAMILY SEES THIS TRAIL OF DESTRUCTION - KNOWING THEY WERE BURIED UNDER IT - THEY REALIZE IT COULD HAVE BEEN A DIFFERENT STORY. (SOT/SHARI DOBBINS/ TORNADO SURVIVOR) ("We're just glad to be alive, just would not expect it to hit this house like this.") (NATS TORNADO VIDEO) THE WARNING FOR THIS TWISTER WENT OUT- AND SHARI DOBBINS WALKED TO HER DAD'S FARM FOR SHELTER WITH HER FRIENDS CHILDREN. SEVEN PEOPLE TRAPPED INSIDE THE BASEMENT. ON THE OUTSIDE - THE TORNADO RIPPED THROUGH THE CEDARVILLE NEIGHBORHOOD- LEVELEING THEIR HOME-BARNS-AND SILOS. (SOT/SHARI DOBBINS/ TORNADO SURVIVOR) ("You know probably in a matter of 30 seconds it was over but of course if feels like a lifetime.") (SOT/ROGER DOBBINS/ TORNADO SURVIVOR) ("I could feel it pop in my ears and I could hear the noise. Nothing fell in the basement and we came up and of course there was nothing left.") FIRST RESPONDERS CUT A HOLE INTO THE BASEMENT AND GOT FAMILY OUT. THEY SAY THIS: IS THE WORST OF THE HOUSES IN THE TORNADO'S PATH. (SOT/ CHRIS GILLAUGH/CEDARVI LLE POLICE CHIEF) ("If they had not left that house up ther,e this would be a totally different story and they would probably not be here today.") 72 YEARS OF THE DOBBINS' FAMILY MEMORIES - ALL GONE. BUT THE TORNADO SPARED WHAT MATTERS MOST. (SOT/ROGER DOBBINS/ TORNADO SURVIVOR) ("I've been here long enough to know that you know you can move on, as long as nobody was hurt.") IN ADAMS COUNTY .... LARGE HAIL

Cedarville homes destroyed by tornado

First responders said the damage to the Dobbins' property was the worst out of at least five houses obliterated in the tornado’s path.